SHACK 22
Shack 22 was a playfully funky rebuild of a trackside workmans house set next to a sleepy once a day local freight train.
To ground the house into its surroundings, a swooped shingle detail was added and dark paint helps it to settle into the trees and landscape behind it. Likewise the entry was reoriented towards more level ground and the kitchen was opened up to a new patio.
Inside, remodeling was kept rough and utilitarian but comfortable to better celebrate the crooked existing structure.
This simple patio is just the right size for a meal or hang perched on the hill. With scorched black locust pavers, it's comfortable on the feet and incredibly durable. A thin but well proportioned steel pergola offers shade and structure
True to the years of ad hoc renovations, the kitchen is a mix of salvaged, period, and rustic pieces and materials. Zinc sink and backsplash, slate counters, built butcher block island
Antique velvet pew cushions offer a cozy perch for the sun porch
Live edge framing was exposed during demo and celebrated as part of the character of the entry gently concealing the stairs
Playing off of the early 1900's build, an updated water-closet toilet and clawfoot tub were used along with a painted floor and marble counter
Opening the kitchen onto the new patio expanded the felt space and gave a much needed boost of southern sun